Amber Bell

**** *. ****** ****.

Chicago IL, ****2

Phone 708-***-****

Email: abmrgv@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Peregrine Financial Group

October of 2003- September 2009

December 2004 - September 2009: Paired with Independent Broker as Trader/

Account Manager

. Assisted in developing client base.

. Block traded up to 2000 lots for managed future accounts.

. Responded to all inquiries for Precision Futures managed programs

regarding a variety of concerns from daily and monthly statements,

program performance, and billing.

. Oversaw all monthly payouts and daily trade allocations.

. Received and reviewed all paperwork for opening and funding of new

accounts.

. Prepared records for annual audits by the National Futures

Association.

July 2008 - September 2009: Automated Systems Division

. Was responsible for the monitoring, maintaining and the updating of

the front end trading applications for automated trading systems.

. Researched to find new trading systems that can be profitable for our

clients.

. Tested systems in simulated market before taking them live for

clients.

May 2006 - July 2008: Performed testing on all trading products and

back office systems.

. Built, executed, and tested manual and automated trading.

. Developed test cases and procedures.

. Verified connections between exchanges and software.

. Met with developers to form requirements.

October of 2003 - December 2004: Technical Support

. Provided customer support for Best Direct, Best Direct Forex, and Best

Fast trading platforms. Informed clients how to trade on platforms and

resolve technical issues while trading. Responsible for solving intra

day trading issues, trouble shooting connective issues.

. Handled customer database updates, trade allocations, and back office

updates.

City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs

January of 2003- June of 2003

. Interned with the Public Relations Department and gained experience

writing press releases, public services announcements, brochures, and

monthly reports for all city sponsored public art programs.

. Programs worked on included, "Made in Chicago", "Leon Golub", "Karen

Hersch, 20 years in Chicago", and "Theater Fever".

License: Series 3, Commodities and Futures

Contracts License.

Software Proficiency: GMI,

Access, Power Point, Excel, Trade Station, E Signal.

Education

Southern Illinois University, August 1999- August 2003

. B.A. in Political Science, Minor in Public Relations, August of 2003

. Member of Pre-Law Society

Volunteer Experience

P.A.W.S Animal Shelter

Participate in triathlons for various charities

WITS - Chicago After School Programs

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